The cost of medicinal cannabis is set to tumble after Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne approved a Canadian pain relief product.

Details of a public funeral service for union boss Helen Kelly have been released.

Helen Kelly, the trade unionist who died yesterday after a brave and public battle with cancer, never shirked a fight. She campaigned

Widower Brett Morrison is using the insurance money from his wife's stolen jewellery to buy a picnic table in her memory. Thieves

Her grandmother's illness inspired Gemma Flynn to become an ambassador for the NZ Breast Cancer Foundation.

Benefits include faster recovery and fewer side effects.

A terminally ill Hamilton mother has thanked NewsTalkZB listeners for donating to help grant her dying wish. Heather Smith has just weeks to live and thanks to the kindness of strangers she's been able to see her daughter. Made with funding from NZ on Air

A terminally ill Hamilton mother has thanked NewsTalkZB listeners for donating to help grant her dying wish. Heather Smith has just weeks to live, and thanks to the kindness of strangers she’s been able to see her daughter and take part in a very special photo shoot. Made with funding for NZ on Air.

Parliament's Health Committee has heard several emotional submissions from the public during hearings on voluntary euthanasia.

Overseas-trained practitioner found in breach of patient's rights.

Film writer and beauty blogger Helene Ravlich has had a mastectomy after breast cancer returned.

Janet Mikkelsen is a funeral director and a trustee of the Sweet Louise charity which supports those living with incurable breast cancer.

Otago University scientists have taken a first step towards what could eventually be a Keytruda-type drug to fight cervical cancer. They

And five that should be avoided.

Diamond earrings worn by Gemma Flynn on the red carpet for fiance Richie McCaw's film sell for $2,510.

The earrings are being auctioned on Trade Me to raise funds for the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation.

Radio host Lorna Subritzky swore at the funeral of her friend who died from breast cancer that she would book her first mammogram the next day.

Eight simple changes you can make that will greatly reduce your chances of developing the disease.

A New York father has pleaded guilty to killing his toddler daughter, who was an eye cancer survivor, with a wooden baseball bat.

Charities that solicit donations from the elderly have ethical responsibilities, Age Concern warns.

New Zealand's largest private health insurer is under fire for not approving the latest breast cancer screening technology.

Nikki Quinn was diagnosed with cancer at 13, had an allergic reaction to chemotherapy and died on the operating table when her organs shut down.

Five years ago, my 12-year-old daughter and I waited in a long switchback line similar to that of a popular ride at a theme park. But we were not at Disneyland, instead we were at the saddest place on earth: the lobby of Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

The National Screening Unit will end cervical smear tests for women aged 20-25 in 2018 citing "a strong body of evidence" showing the procedure may be causing more harm than good.

The Breast Cancer Foundation wants women to receive free breast screening from age 40.

A breast cancer diagnosis at 37 taught Kirstin Mills to take life one bite at a time - and reminded her what is important.

A revolutionary blood test has been developed which acts like a smoke detector to spot cancer up to 10 years before symptoms appear.

Fourteen months ago things were looking up for Takahue teenager Georgia Buckingham. She was back at home with her parents, Glenn

Watch NZH Focus: After MP Nikki Kaye is diagnosed with breast cancer, we look at the treatments available.

UK scientists have warned modern life is killing our children with the number diagnosed with cancer rising because of air pollution, pesticides, poor diets and radiation.